Thursday, March 21, 2013

The third pillar

Today we are bringing you a few new images from the game that is definitely not losing our love - Euro Truck Simulator 2. Yeah, we have been taking our time producing a new patch, but this is mostly due to the fact that we are working on so many improvements in parallel. We have some cool things coming, and they should appear in patches through the Spring, but tuning and tweaking them all to a stable state takes time.

We are not working just on code and gameplay improvements (and the map DLC), the core game will also get very cool new content. Iveco Stralis Hi-Way is among the first major additions, but there is even more to come...

242 comments:

Only just found this and 50% off on Steam so bought it and having great fun, would like to see a drawbar unit (got the licence but never driven one) like these Dutch flower companies zoom around the uk in.Not managed to make much money and sacked my two useless drivers... and flogged the trucks to pay back the bank loan but only been playing for three days

Very nice SCS, very nice! Currently using the 'standard' Stralis as my preferred truck model for my company fleet but may have to change that to the Hi-Way once the patch is out, such a beautiful truck!Can't wait and any chance of a release date/period for the Eastern Euro DLC?

Anyway, nice moddeling though.And stunning graphics, is that due to some patching or something? I got my graphics on high and it doesn't even come close to this.

Oh and I am not sure if I fully understood this, will this be in the next patch or will it be paid DLC? (I hate paid DLC, but I wouldn't even mind to pay for it, not too much though, but not more than €5. :-) )

Well... I thought there was nothing in the known universe that is uglier than a Renault Magnum.Until I saw what the Frenchies made to replace the current generation of Magnum; the new Magnum.And I thought it couldn't get uglier...

I hope in your next patch you annouce it on steam. 1.3.1 currently has a jitter bug with the higher end of things, are you going to put in roads that change ?. And WE NEED more country's to drive around on. please ????..

yep, i want that too. just a tandem trailer behind the semitrailer and up to 40t carrying weight (or standard weight x1,6), i don't even expect a BDF/Dolly/semitrailer-combination.

i bought the game because i expected the Eurocombis to be in the game... to all those wo are saying they are unrealistic, 1. they are widely tested/used not only in scandinavia, but in the netherlands, germany, france, denmark and i believe in belgium too; 2. there are far more unrealistic things ingame.

Very nice job!But as said before, the AI does need a little tweaking, especially on merging lanes as said before, and also in the roundabouts, the incoming traffic should stop and give preference to the traffic that's already in the roundabout, but cars just enter right in front of me, occasionally causing a collision. Some of the traffic could also act randomly more aggressive, like not stopping for yellow lights, or driving just at the speed limit or even above it (they usually go at 40-45kmph when the limit is 50, for example).Last but not least, it would be interesting if we had a system where we could punish our hired drivers if they can't find a job many times consecutively, or do anything wrong in general.

Need more pedestrians.... Real people not ghosts reliving their deaths every time using the crossing when cars pass through them.... Oh yeah don't like iveco either.. because of the pink button near steering wheel.. drive a magnum

If they added more pedestrians you guys would complain that the game is lagging even more because the more pedestrians thats added it means more work for your CPU (I dont mean your entire computer just the CPU)

Need more pedestrians.... Real people not ghosts reliving their deaths every time using the crossing when cars pass through them.... Oh yeah don't like iveco either.. because of the pink button near steering wheel.. drive a magnum

A short wishlist:1.) Activate "special jobs" featuring2.) Increase unloading points in companys.3.) More variety of prefabs - two lanes turning, one straight- Y-junction for highways- 4-way junctions for one- and twolanes roads- small roundaboutsetc.

Exactly! And i just have one more idea. The trailer for the cars is too low and is cutting through the read wheel arches, so they should be made removable or something like that..

And If the software developers didn't notice it, when your are passing OVER an overpass the rear view mirrors darken like you are under it. No comments on AI because we all know that you are already working hard on it!

I sometimes drive a stralis irl. Well, they suck. It's all plain old hollow plastic, very low quality interior, and frequent breakdowns. They also guzzle oil like a 8-9 year old truck. Not very comfortable aswell.

yeyyy new truck, i hope you bring the new volvo, daf and "majestic" too, I never like the mods for those trucks since no one got around to making the interior for them. Also could you add police in some way or another? I always seemed odd to me, that you get caught by the grace of god for infractions. I'm not saying police chases, that would be silly, if amusing, in an articulated lorry. Just so the police will stop you for speeding, not having your lights on, and all the other such stuff, and if you refuse to stop it just makes matters worse.

I agree. Older truck simulators like ETS 1 and GTS had almost random crime detection system (I don't speak English good enough to use correct words). ETS 2 had speed cameras and often looks like other drivers report about me to police. Please replace last feature with police, that measures speed and maybe, closes roads for raid (massive traffic stops series across specific area to detect something (speeders, tired truckers, etc.)).Police should be also moving, like part of AI traffic.

Another recommendation: if you make patch, that adds/replaces some kind of part of map, then add that to changes log (example: Recolored building in Northern Berlin, roadworks between Wien and Linz).

Little Hi and thanks from french community, here we are more and more to be found of this game !!

On our forum, there has been proposed some nice ideas like some autogen variations on docks, it is too often you arrive at exactly the same "place" that you started off, visually...

We are also SOOO MUCH hoping to have P2P online gaming with our friends !! I for my part await for the ability to embodies one of the driver from a friend's society, or do some dual-drivers missions : one in the truck with the "exceptionnal convoy" and the other with the signalling car,or other such scenarii :)

We also very much agree ont the need to enhance AI for bots, continuity would be nice in their behavior so that they are not so hard on brakes when there is nothing in front of them (like when some overtake...)

Last but not least, it would be cool to make like Bethesda with 3rd-party modding : make some votes somewhere to ask about some addon integration !!! TSMap and some other modding packs are just awesome...

Once again great job, even if this is one of the more demanding sim to my PC (??) ;-P

Oh I forgot : PLEASE make the GPS more pertinent !!!! It's still impossible to use it seriously !! Like if I have a LOT of time for a mission I want to be able to choose my route, I need to know the distance ON THE MAP too ! The actualisation is sometimes very odd too...

If you have read the post properly, you'd know SCS is working on an American truck simulator, not just a Peterbilt. And you'd know that the Pete WON'T show up in ETS2. Literally copied from what SCS said:

''This truck tractor is not going to appear in Euro Truck Simulator 2 though, it is created with the plan to use it in a different game ;-).''

LOL you got a bit distracted of the image I'm sure lol :D Hope you got it now mate :) No hard feelings!

After going through all the comments, it made me laugh how demanding we can be when something we desire can be seen as achievable. #SCS Team, our desperation in wanting all these above mentioned models simply outlines the quality of work you guys produce.

I applaud your commitment to perfection and its ok if we are kept waiting a tad longer, as these beauties and some core game developments would only enhance our driving pleasure.

The Iveco looks magmatic and a heart deep appreciation to you guys for keeping your fans and followers updated with news and gifts to arrive shortly :D

indeed, thats a good idea.. +1 to thatafter driving 189,664kms and spending total game time of 300days 13 hours & playing time of 240h 55min, me want tougher challenges, possibly driving on dangerous mountain roads, negotiating very tight corners, instances of land slides blocking traffic, etc.,.

You have to use half of keyboard when playing SCS games, that app should have totally different and simplified controls... and I believe ETS/ECS type of game would not have success on these devices. I can imagine that something like Extreme Trucker, but this time really extreme, could be interesting game for tablet or PS Vita users.

I love the game inside and out but I happen to keep getting the same problem. I want my game in "fullscrean" not "widescrean" where it has the 2 black bars. I have tried all of the resolutions to try and resolve this, But nothing has worked. If this is a bug. please can it be fixed as it is driving me bonkers. Thanks :)

I bought this game last week in the Steam sale and I'm finding it ridiculously addictive as someone who isn't even especially interested in trucks either! I just find the game so incredibly relaxing to play, just driving around listening to the radio, plus it is something genuinely different from the norm for me. Earning money to buy my first truck and exploring Europe is extremely enjoyable and the graphics are surprising good for such a small game (less than 2 GB in size). Very pleased that the game is still getting support and DLC.

If I have one criticism of the game it is that the audio inside the truck itself is a bit sparse and quiet compared with the external view. I'm pretty sure it isn't my audio setup as it works fine for other games but I can barely hear the engine, rain or thunder except if I use an exterior view.

See, "core fans", how decently you can write critism if you believe there's anything wrong with the game (or with new content presented on pics)? This guy knows something about good manners, learn from him.

It's not just you. its a standard problem, a lot of people complain about. Thankfully though, their's a lot of mods for the game, including ones to increase the interior volume. Here's a link to one such mod http://www.simgamemod.com/?p=49

I've sat in a few trucks when my father used to drive them and it was never as quiet as they are in ETS2. There was road noise and wind noise which is absent from ETS2. The engine sound wasnt any louder than ETS2 but the external sounds were definately louder.

Here... since everybody record videos I have decided to do something else...how did not know to take my saved game after that fateful Patch for me...I started all over again .. there I had about 97,000 kilometers, now around 15k

True Love Volvo FH16 750 is the name of the story...This is a story about the career of one truck driver in Euro Truck Simulator 2 ..in screenshots....here we will try to upgrade the truck as many possible combinations with parts for tuning...NO MODS in game!So no cheating!!!you can follow the story here

Their games are niche for PCs and Macs. ETS2 has good sales on something which is simulator and we all are happy for SCS, but even these numbers are not astronomical. And would be much, much smaller on XBox or PS. Console players are different league. It does not makes economical sense to port ETS2 on these devices. Maybe another truck game, fast, adrenaline, unrealistic arcade, that could work on consoles. (And nothing against arcades, they are entertaining and they are good business.)

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+1 Anonymous @10:42That crying is really annoying. I would love to read some news too, but will I help myself or anybody else or even force SCS to write news with some complaining and crying? No, it will make absolutely opposite effect.

No game is 100% perfect, but I haven't encountered any game breaking bugs in 1.3.1 yet (haven't played previous versions), wich I can't say about major games like FIFA 13 or F1 2012.

SCS have already released 4 updates, and are still working on more! Companies like EA or Codemasters release maybe 1 or 2 patches for their games, that don't even fix the worst bugs. They have their money, and don't care about the customers anymore. While SCS do keep working at improving their game.

SCS are even giving us a new truck FOR FREE, while other companies would have made it a DLC that you'd have to pay for.

So please people, compare SCS to the major game companies and see that SCS is more passionate about their games, and much more supportive, even though they are a small company.

So SCS, keep up the good work, and I'll definitely buy the Eastern Europe DLC when it comes out, and probably any other map DLC too.

What we need is:- smoke from exhaust pipes- water cloud from trucks's wheel when raining- remove the wrong lane offence- police patrols on roads- more selections on gearboxes- an option to remove the speed limiter- Some service areas on highways, near gas stations- more sideroads (please remove those invisible walls with arrows on them, it's just ridiculous - we have Hard drice space - more roads and definetly more small villages with names on the map) and more interactive map (constructions, traffic jams from time to time etc.)- cargo planner for drivers- i hate to go back to pttm, but the economy system was perfect: all jobs were accounted for. You really had to plan the routes. Now it's just too easy, always pick the most rewarding cargo, so on boring). Really need another companies too - to get competition - would'nt it be cool!- make a separate key binding for auxiliary lights on the keyboard- braking system - the cargo wheels need to block when driving downhill on lighter cargo.- map expansion to Poland - I miss them tight Polish roads.- make gas the prices differ Thats's all for now, i think! Good luck & thanks for the game - a success!

I think they should add supermarkets and have multi drop load for example leave Carlisle then Deliver to Glasgow, Edinburgh,Aberdeen all with the same trailer then take the trailer (empty) back to Carlisle. Also add more realistic loading bays as it's starting to get a boring reversing in the same bay in every town :)

SCS Software

Take a look under the hood! SCS Software - makers of vehicle simulation games including 18 Wheels of Steel Series, Bus Driver, and Euro Truck Simulator. Currently working hard on Euro Truck Simulator 2 and American Truck Simulator.